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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Michigan airport under investigation, disagreement over Wisconsin state regulations

by Natasha Blakely October 29, 2021
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Sturgeon, Wisconsin

Sturgeon Restoration: Streamside hatcheries on the Manistee, Milwaukee and Maumee rivers

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 29, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Check this Michigan map for childhood lead levels in your community

by Bridge Michigan October 28, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Why are so many Michigan water systems finding lead? They’re looking harder

by Bridge Michigan October 28, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Farm Protection: Ontario invests in projects to help farms improve Great Lakes water quality

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now October 28, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Seven Years On: The Flint water crisis has yet to conclude

by Natasha Blakely October 27, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Minnesota’s salty water problem, aging infrastructure affects taste, Pennsylvania grants

by Maya Sundaresan October 27, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Company formerly known as Nestle drops water withdrawal permit

by Michigan Public October 26, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Nuclear Question: Debate continues over long-term storage of nuclear waste in the Great Lakes

by Andrew Reeves October 25, 2021
Posted inClimate, COP26, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research

What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit

by The Conversation October 22, 2021November 9, 2025

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Latest News

  • Why the US‑Canada trade war could change how American farmers grow their crops for years
    Canada is a major US supplier of fertilizer ingredients that could get pulled into Trump’s trade war. Farms can go without fertilizer for a while, but not long.
  • Will the U.S. really rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America?’
    After failed trade negotiations, U.S. Pres. Trump threatened to rename one of the Great Lakes. On Thursday, he signed an executive order.
  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.

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